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Ryan said:

I think you're referring to the Kenai river. I was fishing the Russian river.

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fourfive8 said:

I am referring to both really. Everybody refers to the “Russian” and generally mean the area of both rivers near the confluence. You can park at the parking lot on top and walk down to the trail/boardwalk on the Russian. You can wade across and fish either side of the Russian, up or down. If you walk downstream you come to the confluence with the Kenai. Other side of the Russian at the Kenai confluence is known as Kraut Bank just below the point of the confluence—calling that area either Russian or Kenai- would be correct. You can drive from Cooper Landing down hwy to the confluence and fish the area of the confluence from highway side. All this area around the confluence is famous for many of the combat fishing photos. I’ve fished there occasionally for 35 years. One of my cousins has a place in Cooper landing and is a retired fishing guide. I’ve fished both rivers with near zero competition and during peak “combat” conditions where you almost can’t float through the waders when they won’t yield their spot to inflatables or drift boats moving through. I’ve had lures, flies, sinkers hit bounce off, land inside and slap across my inflatable as I was drifting down through the beady-eyed anglers combat zone there. Gets interesting during peak red flossing season during weekends. Seward/Kenai hwy can seem bumper to bumper with Anchorage residents, snowbirds and tourists, during peak sockeye runs.

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Hedge774 said:

Hey guys! Can anyone suggest a beginner fly fishing combo for various bodies of Southeastern waters for all species? I used to fly fish out of a canoe on East Tennessee lakes for panfish and the occasional bass. I need to get back into the habit for "mental wellness." Hahaha! Thanks fellas!

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